Maine lawyer accused of assaulting conservative activist at Berwick-area school board meeting

 Noble High School in 2021. (Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer) A Maine lawyer has been issued a summons for allegedly assaulting a conservative activist at a Berwick-area school board meeting last week, according to police. Trevor Savage was charged with assault after allegedly shoving [Nicholas Blanchard](https://www.centralmaine.com/2025/10/09/protesters-strip-at-augusta-school-board-meeting-in-title-ix-protest/) outside a Maine School Administrative District 60 meeting in North Berwick on Thursday evening. The incident came after the school district, which also covers Berwick and Lebanon, [increased police presence](https://www.pressherald.com/2026/01/07/berwick-area-school-district-increases-police-presence-following-viral-board-moment/) on its campuses following buzz in conservative social media circles over a school board debate about the harassment of transgender students. Related [Berwick-area school district increases police presence following viral board moment](https://www.pressherald.com/2026/01/07/berwick-area-school-district-increases-police-presence-following-viral-board-moment/) North Berwick police Chief Stephen Peasley said Tuesday that Blanchard was recording a conversation with officers inside the school when Savage walked up and elbowed him, at which point Blanchard’s “phone went flying.” Officers didn’t see the whole incident and coul... --- *Note: This is a summarized excerpt. Click the source link above to read the full story.*